Spain coach Luis Enrique delivered more than one surprise when he announced his second-to-last squad before the World Cup while pedaling back-country roads around the hills of Madrid on Friday. Forward Marco Asensio also made the squad despite little playing time for Real Madrid, while Valencia holding midfielder Hugo Guillamón was listed as a defender by Luis Enrique.
In the final moments of the match over RB Leipzig, Toni Kroos laid off Marco Asensio from a free-kick to power a shot in off the post. The Spanish international will see it as vindication following a lack of minutes so far. Before this evening Asensio had only played 17 minutes, but with almost half an hour tonight he made his time count.
To coincide with the match between Spain and the Czech Republic in the UEFA Nations League, this past Sunday, the president of the RFEF (Spanish Royal Football Federation) gave commemorative insignias to two outstanding players from the National Team. In this event, the president of the RFEF awarded the insignia of the institution to the player from the Balearic Islands, Marco Asensio Willemsen, for his 25 matches with the National Team, a number he achieved on November 11 of 2020, playing in the starting eleven in the draw with one goal against the Netherlands in Amsterdam.
Marco Asensio has won the Spanish domestic title and Champions League double with his Real Madrid teammates and returns to the national team squad after being out for a year and a half. His current contract with Los Blancos ends in a year and he has changed his agent to be with Jorge Mendes. I is easy too understand his message -he wants to play more- but he transmits it from the calm oof a mature footballer.
Luis Enrique announced this Monday the list of 25 summoned for the first four games of the League of Nations, a tournament in which Spain is the current runner-up after losing the final of the last edition against France (2-1). Between the list news of the Spanish National Team, highlights the call of the madridista Marco Asensio and the return of the azulgrana Ansu Fati to the team, two novelties to make up for the absences of Mikel Oyarzabal Y Gerard Moreno.
Real Madrid took to the field against Espanyol knowing that all they needed was one point to secure their 35th LaLiga title, but the Whites went out guns blazing to take all three points. Ancelotti’s men put on a stellar display to convincingly defeat the Catalan side courtesy of a first-half brace from Rodrygo and goals from Marco Asensio and Benzema in the second half. The madridistas sealed their 35th league title with four games left to play in the competition.
Real Madrid produced a battling display to take another step towards securing the LaLiga title at El Sadar. David Alaba and Marco Asensio grabbed the goals for the league leaders in the first half and Lucas V. sealed the points in second-half stoppage time as the Whites recorded their second away win in the space of three days. The madridistas must now try to recover and prepare for the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
cancel out Real Sociedad’s opener with a series of stunning goals and extend their lead at the top of LaLiga, where they now sit eight points clear of Sevilla in second. Oyarzabal put the visitors ahead from the spot with just nine minutes gone but Camavinga and Modrić turned the game back in Ancelotti’s men’s favour before the break with two spectacular strikes. In the second half, a Benzema penalty and a goal for Asensio rounded off a positive evening.
Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano in Marco Asensio’s 150th LaLiga appearance, also recording his 100th league win for Real Madrid. The Mallorcan, who received a commemorative shirt from president Florentino Pérez, hit the milestone in his sixth season at the club, having won LaLiga twice (2017 and 2020).
All changed in the second half as Carlo Ancelotti’s side took the lead in spectacular fashion in the 63rd minute as Marco Asensio buried a fantastic effort with his left foot from outside the box into the top corner beyond the reach of Fernando Pacheco.
Marco Asensio was the star man in the win over Granada, which was secured courtesy of another fine strike from the attacker, whose fierce left-footed effort flew past the visitors’ goalkeeper. Speaking at the full-time whistle, he commented: "I’m so happy. It was a great goal and a trademark strike. And the most important thing was that we got the three points here tonight. In terms of our approach to the game, in the second half we produced a much-improved performance and stepped things up to go on and get the win".
Asensio scored against Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey, which started his recent run of good form, and he is proving to Carlo Ancelotti that he can be a key player. Having reinstated the former Real Mallorca prodigy to the starting XI against Los Che, Ancelotti was able to see yet again just how well Asensio is playing right now as he completed his first 90 minutes since Novemb er 21.
Marco Asensio once again scored not long after doing the same against Inter Milan in the Champions League. The Spanish winger hit the ball into the back of the net to make it 2-0 in the derby against Atletico Madrid. Marco Asensio remains in top form. The Real Madrid striker is ending the year in fine form. Carlo Ancelotti has given him the opportunity and he is not wasting it.
Marco Asensio scored an absolute sensational goal as he shot the ball towards the target not even a minute after he came onto the pitch. The ball was beautifully curled into the left side of the goal as it hit the bar and deflected into the right side of the goal leaving Handanovic stunned.
Real Madrid picked up where they left off. A good performance from our team who bring home three points from the Nuevo Los Cármenes to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches and top the table. Asensio, Nacho, Vini Jr. and Mendy were the goalscorers against Granada, but it was a solid team effort that stood out.
Marco Asensio was the star of the show at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening for Real Madrid, setting the newly opened stadium alight with a wonderous hat-trick against his former team Real Mallorca.
Marco Asensio is on a fine run of scoring form for Real Madrid, with his strike against Liverpool making it four consecutive games the Spaniard has found the back of the net in.
The Real Madrid used to living on the edge of short wins this season, he has found relief in the last two games, winning by a reassuring margin of two goals. In those two games he scored Marco Asensio, despite starting both from the bench, in the final stretch of both duels. In total, 27 minutes of play and two goals from the Balearic Islands. That is, as many as in the 1,889 he had played before this season.
Real Madrid beat Celta at Balaídos thanks to two goals from Benzema and one from Marco Asensio. The Mallorcan midfielder has this to say about the game: "We put in a very complete performance. We were very solid defensively and at the other end we created chances which we took advantage of and I think that was the key".
Real Madrid got the better of Celta in their first game of 2021 and Marco Asensio, who made sure of the win at the Di Stéfano, expressed his delight at getting on the scoresheet and sealing the points: "I’m happy with the performance and to pick up the points. The team performed brilliantly in defence and attack. We knew this was a hugely important day for us. From a personal point of view, I’m really happy, I’m feeling better all the time and it’s my first goal of the season".
At the Sánchez-Pizjuán this evening, Marco Asensio picked up his 100th win as a Real Madrid player. The man from Mallorca was involved in the victory over Sevilla (0-1), taking him to the milestone on his 158th madridista appearance. Asensio’s wins have come across six competitions: LaLiga (66), the Champions League (19), Copa del Rey (9), Club World Cup (2), Spanish Super Cup (2) and European Super Cup (2).
Luis Enrique has called Marco Asensio as a replacement for Ansu Fati in the Spain squad for this month’s internationals. The Barça forward, who had been in the original list which the coach announced on Friday, tore the meniscus in his left knee in last night’s league game against Betis.
The return of Eden Hazard on Tuesday night coincided with the most active and direct Marco Asensio we have seen since he recovered from a serious knee injury. At last, Zinedine Zidane has been able to have his ideal front three on the pitch at the same time: Hazard on the left, Karim Benzema as the striker, and Asensio on the right.
The Clásico marked Marco Asensio’s 150th appearance in Real Madrid colours. Following the clash, President Florentino Pérez presented the forward with a commemorative jersey. Now in his fifth season with the team, he’s recorded 97 wins and scored 30 goals so far, while he has also won 11 titles including two Champions Leagues.
Taking to Twitter to voice his delight for getting selected in the Spain squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League games, Marco Asensio simply wrote: "Happy to be back."
Zinedine Zidane’s decision to start Marco Asensio from the beginning of this Sunday afternoon’s Athletic Club vs Real Madrid match marks another important step in the forward’s long recovery from an ACL injury.After suffering a knee injury last July during pre-season, Asensio missed most of the 2019/20 season before he was able to return in Real Madrid’s recent match against Valencia on June 18.
After almost 11 months on the sidelines, Marco Asensio returned to the pitch and scored with his very first touch in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win against Valencia.When he came on just seconds earlier, his teammates filmed him and they were the first to stand up to applaud when he scored.
Marco Asensio ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during pre-season, but the Real Madrid forward is showing progress in his return from injury.The 24-year-old has been working with the ball at Valdebebas and passing into mini goals as he looks to get his accuracy back to what it was.
Real Madrid and Marco Asensio can see the light at the end of the tunnel, the Spanish international is inching ever close to a return to football as he made his first foray onto the Valdebebas training pitch this week.Whilst Los Blancos celebrated their triumphant trip to Saudi Arabia for the Supercopa de Espana, Asensio was preparing to achieve a feat of his own.
Marco Asensio suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during pre-season, yet he is already back working with the ball in order to ’disconnect’ from some of his intense workouts.The 23-year-old posted a video on social media to show his progression, doing a series of keepy-uppies without any problems.
Marco Asensio continues to work on his recovery from the ACL injury he suffered in the USA during pre-season.The Spanish forward has shared a video on social media in which he is seen completing a series of exercises.
Marco Asensio continues to train daily with Real Madrid’s fitness coaches to gradually recover from his severe knee injury.The Spaniard underwent a surgery back in July, after damaging his anterior cruciate ligament and he is expected to miss a vast part of the 2019/20 campaign. His recovery process consists of several hours in the gym as well as repetitive heading drills with the ball.
There’s still a long road in front of Marco Asensio before he can get himself back on a pitch, but the Real Madrid forward is already taking steps forward in his recovery. Without obsessing over rushing the process, Asensio is working daily to get back to the best shape possible.
The player of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, Marco Asensio has been successfully operated on at the CEMTRO Clinic for his broken anterior cruciate ligament and the external meniscus of his left knee. The operation was carried out by Dr. Manuel Leyes, from the Traumatology service and was supervised by the Medical Service of Real Madrid. The player will remain in hospital until he receives his discharge.
Marco Asensio had only been on the pitch against Arsenal for around 20 minutes when he injured his left knee ligaments. Real Madrid have confirmed that the resulting assessment shows that the player has ruptured his ACL and the external meniscus of his left knee and that he is likely to miss most of the season.
Marco Asensio has been once again called to the Spanish National Football Team for the two qualifying matches for the 2020 Eurocup. The return of Santi Cazorla is the big novelty for the Spanish team for the next two matches against the Faroe Islands and Sweden. The return of Isco and Oyarzabal is the other big news of the moment. Roberto Moreno, the second coach, gave the press conference, covering for the absence of Luis Enrique for these two matches.
The Royal Football Federation of Spain (RFEF) and Pelayo signed an agreement in which the insurance company renewed its status as the official sponsor of the Spanish National Team. As it coinicided with the date of Father’s Day, Pelayo wanted to celebrate in a special way with two of the international players, Marco Asensio and Saul Ñiguez.
Marco Asensio started the derby clash against Atlético and racked up his 100th Real Madrid appearance in the process. The attacker, who made his competitive bow for the Whites on 9 August 2016 in the 3-2 UEFA Super Cup triumph over Sevilla, reached this milestone in this, his third season as a member of the first-team squad, during which time he has played his part in 67 wins and plundered 22 goals.
Marco Asensio fired in before the break and that goal was proof of the Whites’ dominance, as they continue an unbeaten run in the competition.
Asensio was certainly one of the stars with a goal and three assists, as was Dani Ceballos who was superb in the Spanish midfield and helped make Luka Modric a non-factor. All in all, this new-look Spain under Luis Enrique continues to impress and now owns a hefty six-point advantage over Group 4 rivals England and Croatia.
From Kiev to the Santiago Bernabéu. Twenty-four hours after winning la Decimotercera against Liverpool, the team and fans put the finishing touch to the celebrations of this unprecedented success with a big party at the Madrid stadium. After visiting the institutions and crowning the goddess Cibeles, the players enjoyed an event that has become a traditional in recent years, filling the stands at the Santiago Bernabéu.
The Basque coach confirmed his 23 man squad ahead of the 2018 FIFA Russia World Cup. Sergio Ramos will captain the side and is joined by Real Madrid teammates Marco Asensio, Dani Carvajal, Nacho and Lucas Vazquez.
Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez spoke after the game in which they teamed up for the goal that gave Real Madrid the win over Bayern Munich.
Isco scored a hat-trick as Spain smashed a Lionel Messi-less Argentina 6-1 in an international friendly on Tuesday night at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid.
With victory over Gremio on Saturday evening, Real Madrid have won the Club World Cup for a sixth time and are now World Champions within the sport the most times. Brazil held the record with their five triumphs, albeit at international level, however Los Blancos have now surpassed them after their 1-0 win in the United Arab Emirates. The result caps off a year of dominance for Zinedine Zidane’s men, having lifted every single trophy aside from the Copa del Rey.With the competition having changed format just after the millennium, Los Blancos have actually won three Club World Cups and three Intercontinental Cups.
Voting opened on Tuesday to select the Uefa Team of the Year from a 50-player shortlist made up of five goalkeepers, 15 defenders, 15 midfielders and 15 forwards. The list is compiled by reporters and correspondents at Fifa.com and based on a player’s performances for club and country during Uefa tournaments in the calendar year. Real Madrid, who won the Champions League in 2016-17 to successfully defend their title, have a total of 11 nominees on the list, including the midfielder Marco Asensio.
Celebrating his renewal at Real Madrid until 2023, Marco Asensio faced the media at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and denied he is looking to win the Ballon d’Or.
The youngster has been tipped as a future winner thanks to the high standard of his performances for Los Blancos.
"Receiving praise from Cristiano Ronaldo is a joy," he began.
The best under 21 player in the world is Real Madrid starlet Marco Asensio.
Not the 180 million Mbappe nor the 105m + 40m Dembele.
L’Equipe have crowned Asensio thanks to his tremendous impact last season.
Dele Alli, of Tottenham Hotspur, takes second place and then come the aforementioned Mbappe and Dembele.
Madrid, 2 Sept. (EFE).- The Spanish team’s lineup for today’s match against Italy, a qualifying game for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, includes Real Madrid midfielder Marco Asensio and a line-up without a centre forward, using a ’false 9’, while Italy will use a 4-2-4 with two forwards and two wide men.
It can be very difficult to find a consensus in the world of football but there is no doubt, across the board, that Marco Asensio is already performing at the highest level.
Sensational strikes are becoming the hallmark of Marco Asensio who has been delivering on the biggest stages with goals in the Champions League final and both home and away in the Supercopa de Espana.
The Balearic Islander wants to culminate his spectacular season in the best possible way, by winning the European Under-21 championship.
In order to combat the composure that the Azzurri always show, Celades will rely on the eleven who did so well against Portugal in the second game of the group stage (they are rested after rotating the team against Serbia).
His team-mates in the Spain Under-21 squad are amazed at the talent of the Balearic Islander. AS was in Gdansk with the footballer everyone’s talking about. He’s become an idol.
In his first season as a Real Madrid player, Marco Asensio showed that he is up to the level of the European champions. The Balearic Islander arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu last summer after a season on loan at Espanyol and has become one of the team’s most important players.
The Mallorcan, who was signed by Real Madrid after Barcelona let him escape, has come on in leaps and bounds without losing his carefree attitude.
The Balearic Islander put the finishing touch to a brilliant season at Cardiff. The club takes care of him and has confidence in him: it won’t sign anyone to fill his position.
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